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In research, Exploratorium stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,780 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,996
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,088
of 7,310
Research works
381
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.7k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Exploratorium

What is Exploratorium known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #12,780 of 17,446 8.3%140

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Exploratorium sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Exploratorium work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Exploratorium is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Arts and Humanities (24%), Medicine (10%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 25 fractional works · 59.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 26.1% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 24.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 18.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 9.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKExploratorium43fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences60%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1126.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities1024.4%
    3. Decision Sciences13.0%
    4. Psychology12.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting12.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
    1. Environmental Science37.0%
    2. Computer Science25.3%
    3. Engineering23.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    6. Mathematics00.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    8. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Medicine49.6%
    2. Health Professions23.6%
    3. Dentistry00.8%
    4. Nursing00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.3%
    3. Neuroscience01.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 8.45× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities8.45×10 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.12×1 works
  3. Social Sciences2.06×11 works
  4. Dentistry1.61×0 works
  5. Environmental Science1.40×3 works
  6. Health Professions1.36×2 works
  7. Nursing1.12×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.76×1 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.75×0 works
  10. Psychology0.75×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.71×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.69×2 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.69×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.66×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×1 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×0 works
  17. Medicine0.50×4 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×1 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.33×0 works
  21. Engineering0.26×2 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.19×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Exploratorium?

Ranked on the quality score, Sue Fay Allen, Joshua P. Gutwill and Karen Wilkinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Exploratorium.

  1. 1 Sue Fay Allen United States · #688,360 worldwide 1.8k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Joshua P. Gutwill United States · #852,931 worldwide 1.5k citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Karen Wilkinson United States · #978,765 worldwide 1.4k citations · 33 works
  4. 4 C. Schall United States · #1,024,548 worldwide 668 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Bronwyn Bevan United States · #1,033,615 worldwide 1.5k citations · 59 works
  6. 6 August Klages United States · #1,257,499 worldwide 1.3k citations · 65 works
  7. 7 Karl v. Auwers United States · #1,505,041 worldwide 4.9k citations · 490 works
  8. 8 L. F. Nilson United States · #1,548,831 worldwide 350 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Fr. Kehrmann United States · #1,650,829 worldwide 2.2k citations · 325 works
  10. 10 Fr. Fichter United States · #1,760,321 worldwide 1.8k citations · 243 works
All ranked researchers at Exploratorium

What are the most cited papers from Exploratorium?

The most cited paper from Exploratorium is "ONE-TO-ONE TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNING: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GLOBAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION" (Tak-Wai Chan, Jeremy Roschelle, Sherry Hsi et al., 2006), with 515 citations. Next come "Designs for learning: Studying science museum exhibits that do more than entertain" (448) and "Making Through the Lens of Culture and Power: Toward Transformative Visions for Educational Equity" (437).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ONE-TO-ONE TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNING: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GLOBAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION Tak-Wai Chan, Jeremy Roschelle, Sherry Hsi et al. · Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning Open access Mar 2006 515
2 Designs for learning: Studying science museum exhibits that do more than entertain Sue Fay Allen · Science Education 2004 448
3 Making Through the Lens of Culture and Power: Toward Transformative Visions for Educational Equity Shirin Vossoughi, Paula K. Hooper, Meg Escudé · Harvard Educational Review 2016 437
4 Learning Through STEM-Rich Tinkering: Findings From a Jointly Negotiated Research Project Taken Up in Practice Bronwyn Bevan, Joshua P. Gutwill, Mike Petrich et al. · Science Education 25 Nov 2014 348
5 Serum prostate‐specific antigen in a community‐based population of healthy Japanese men: lower values than for similarly aged white men Joseph E. Oesterling, Y Kumamoto, Tadashi Tsukamoto et al. · British Journal of Urology Mar 1995 217
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Exploratorium?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Sustainability, Qualitative Research, Urban Development, Community Participation, Adaptive Reuse, Intangible Heritage, Sustainable Development and Public Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability3▲ 2.6×11 topics
  2. Cultural Sustainability3▲ 112×2 topics
  3. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  4. Public Health2▲ 3.7×6 topics
  5. Qualitative Research2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  6. Urban Development2▲ 14×3 topics
  7. Community Participation2▲ 13×3 topics
  8. Innovation2▲ 4.3×8 topics
  9. Adaptive Reuse2▲ 110×1 topic
  10. Intangible Heritage2▲ 110×1 topic
  11. Treatment2▲ 3.0×4 topics
  12. Genetics2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  14. Cultural Studies1▲ 9.0×4 topics
  15. Healthcare1▲ 2.9×5 topics
  16. Literature1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  17. Pedagogy1▲ 6.6×5 topics
  18. Social Justice1▲ 5.4×8 topics
  19. Feminism1▲ 9.4×5 topics
  20. Identity1▲ 3.8×4 topics
  21. Online Learning1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  22. Organizational Management1▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Research Methods1▲ 18×1 topic
  24. Teacher Training1▲ 4.8×8 topics
  25. Conservation1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  27. Historical Narratives1▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Public Policy1▲ 5.5×7 topics
  29. Sustainable Development Goals1▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Urban Planning1▲ 30×3 topics
  31. Community Engagement1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Creative Writing1▲ 262×1 topic
  33. Cultural Impact1▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Data Mining1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  35. Legislation1▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Leprosy1▲ 264×1 topic
  37. Mycobacterium leprae1▲ 264×1 topic
  38. Practice-Based Research1▲ 262×1 topic
  39. Scientific History1▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Technological Development1▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does Exploratorium publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Business and Management Studies, Leprosy Research and Treatment and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

Cultural Heritage Manage…2Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Management …1Business and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksLeprosy Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksArtistic and Creative Research: 1 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksHistorical Art and Archi…1Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 1 fractional worksUrban Planning and Lands…1Urban Planning and Landscape Design: 1 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…1Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 1 fractional worksPostcolonial and Cultura…1Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies: 1 fractional works
ArcheologyInformation Systems and ManagementInfectious DiseasesHistory and Philosophy of Science6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 2 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 1 works
  3. 3 Leprosy Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  5. 5 Artistic and Creative Research Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  6. 6 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
  7. 7 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Planning and Landscape Design Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 1 works
  10. 10 Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available26.9%not open73.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Exploratorium's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Exploratorium as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Exploratorium0.000058% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Exploratorium over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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